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About Rettaiyurani Village

Rettaiyurani is a small village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 97 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rettaiyurani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rettaiyurani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623528
Area (hectares) 205.27 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 97
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rettaiyurani compares

By the 2011 count Rettaiyurani is the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 205.27 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Rettaiyurani

Rettaiyurani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rettaiyurani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rettaiyurani from other places

Rettaiyurani lies about 32 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rettaiyurani
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 16 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 25 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 31 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 32 km

Villages closest to Rettaiyurani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiruvadanai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rettaiyurani

As per the Census of India 2011, Rettaiyurani village had a population of 207. That makes it the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Rettaiyurani village has 97 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rettaiyurani has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Rettaiyurani is 623528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rettaiyurani covers 205.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rettaiyurani falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rettaiyurani is Paramakkudi, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rettaiyurani.

Rettaiyurani is about 32 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rettaiyurani is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 16 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 25 km away. Paramakkudi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramanathamadai (under 2 km), Pullamadai (under 2 km) and Kavvur (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rettaiyurani today is likely to be higher.

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